Salt Lake Herald | 1901-02-20 | Page 5 | To Go behind Returns

TO GO RETURNS Decision Reached Beached By the Senate Elec Elections Elections Elections Committee Tit The senate elections committee changed its mind again yesterday in re regard gard rd to the Barnes election ejection con contest contest test and decided to go behind the re returns turns turM At the the meeting of f the committee held yesterday e afternoon Attorney Ar Arthur Arthur thur Brown converted Senator Alder to the belief belle that it would w uld be toe unfair to his client cHeat if It the contest were declared off of on the face ace tr the returns This left lri holding out alone against the thep proposed p investigation involving a a re recount recount count of the thc ballots of nearly nearl every vot voting ot lag ing j precinct in n the district it air r dock the chairman lead fiad tt b bp wafting to see ee how the majority stood before declaring Jt ilm way and Al Alders Alders Alders ders change e da ld d Mm Attorney Arthur Brown made a aC frong C plea for his client Ellison be Sore sire the committee co with the result that the majority decided to report as to progress which had been made in the case and define a plan to commence a hearing ilea ring next Monday at 10 It was wa decided to shift the burden buMen of ex expense expense I pense pen e upon the state and relieve r leve the contestant from paying any of the I costs costa except attorney fees This course was ws decided upon as 88 the result of gf a plea wet set et up by Attorney Hurd that the did not feel able to stand the I graat grest expense e which the contest would II i involve The e result of the meeting was that I Tanners Tannern proposed p report was defeated by a vote of four to one and he lie h was to return it as a minority re report report port to the senate After the committee meeting Tanner declared that he would Quid oppose every move made toward the investigation and during the hearing if the senate confirm the majority report Providing the senate agrees alTees that the I state should the cost of ot the proceeding and Dd sanctions the thel action Uon of i be ae committee the assistant sergeant serge nt hired week ago go will wilt be dig dis dispatched I patched to Davis county co nty Friday to serve a big batch of subpoenas return returnable returnable returnable able Monday